Regian Eersel

Regian Eersel
Born	Regian Baudilio Gudo Eersel (1992-12-16) December 16, 1992 Paramaribo, Suriname
Other names	The Immortal
Nationality	Dutch Surinamese
Height
Weight	77.1 kg (170 lb; 12.14 st)
Division	Lightweight (ONE) Welterweight Middleweight
Reach	74.0 in (188 cm)
Style	Muay Thai, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Sityodtong Amsterdam
Trainer	Paul Pengel Vincent Pengel
Years active	2013–present
Kickboxing record
Total	62
Wins	58
By knockout	26
Losses	4
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: September 27, 2020

Regian Eersel (born 16 December 1992) is a Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. He is the current ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion.

As of March 2022, he was ranked the #1 welterweight in the world by Combat Press. He has been continually ranked in the top 10 since March 2019.

Background

Eersel was born in Paramaribo, Suriname and moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was four years old. At the age of 15, he started training at Sityodtong Gym in Amsterdam. His nickname, The Immortal, was given to Eersel in this early amateur era. His teammates gave it to him, as he never used the break time between the rounds to sit and regain breath.

As it was not easy to find competitors in the Netherlands after becoming a professional athlete in his weightclass, he tried his luck abroad. In Baku, Azerbaijan, Eersel took part in a K1-tournament, where he qualified for the finals. He did not win the finals, but the hunger for more had started.

After this Eersel was invited for competitions in his country of birth Surinam, Russia (W5), Greece, Germany, Turkey (Mix Fight Gala), the US (Legacy and Lion Fight) and China (Wu Lin Feng, Glory of Heroes).

Kickboxing career

Early career

Eersel made his Lion Fight debut against Jo Nattawut at Lion Fight 29 on May 27, 2016. He won the fight in the fifth round, with a head kick knockout.

After defeating the two-weight Lion Fight champion, Eersel was given a chance to fight for the Super Middleweight title, with his opponent being Jake Purdy. The title bout took place at Lion Fight 33 on November 18, 2016. Eersel won the fight by a second round technical knockout. He then fought Chen Yawei during Mix Fight Gala 20, on December 3, 2016, winning the fight by a first round-knockout. Eersel made his first Lion Fight title defense against Dewitt Pratt at Lion Fight 34 on February 3, 2017. He won the fight by a knockout in the first round.

Eersel took part in the Mix Fight Gala 78.5 kg tournament, which took place at Mix Fight Gala 21 on May 6, 2017. He beat Marco Pleschberger in the semi finals by a second-round technical knockout, and Sergej Braun in the finals by a first-round knockout to capture the tournament title.

Regian made his second Lion Fight title defense against Matous Kohout at Lion Fight 38 on September 29, 2017. He won the fight by a fifth round KO. His third title defense came during Lion Fight 50, when he defeated Joakim Hagg by a fifth round TKO.

ONE Championship

Eersel made his ONE Championship debut against Brad Riddell at ONE Championship: Heroes of Honor on April 2018. Eersel won the fight by a unanimous decision. Despite being contracted with ONE Championship, Eersel made his third Lion Fight title defense against Joakim Hagg at Lion Fight 50 on November 3, 2018. He won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout.

Eersel faced Anthony Njokuani at ONE Championship: Call to Greatness on February 22, 2019. He won the fight by second-round knockout. The fight ended in some controversy, as Njokuani claimed an illegal elbow led to his stoppage loss. Njokuani later appealed the decision.

On May 17, 2019, he challenged Nieky Holzken for the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Championship 96: Enter the Dragon on May 17, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Eersel made his first title defense in an immediate rematch with Holzken at ONE Championship: Dawn Of Valor on October 26, 2019. He once again won the fight by unanimous decision.

Eersel was booked to make his second title defense against Mustapha Haida at ONE Championship: Unbreakable. However, Haida was forced to withdraw after sustaining an injury, leading to the cancellation of their bout. Regian Eersel was later scheduled to defend the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship against Islam Murtazaev at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury 3 on March 19, 2021. Murtazaev himself would later withdraw, for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Mustapha Haida. Eersel successfully defended the title by unanimous decision.

Eersel defended his title against Islam Murtazaev at ONE Championship: Winter Warriors on December 3, 2021. He won the bout via split decision.

Eersel is scheduled to make his fourth ONE lightweight title defense against Arian Sadikovic at ONE Championship: Eersel vs. Sadikovic on April 8, 2022. Despite suffering an early knockdown, Eersel rallied back to win the following rounds and retain his title by unanimous decision. He was awarded a $50,000 bonus for winning the fight.

Championships

• ONE Championship
  • ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship (77.1 kg) 2019 (Four title defenses)
  • Performance of the Night (Two time)
• Mix Fighting Championship
  • Mix Fight Gala World Champion (78.5 kg) 2017
• Lion Fight
  • Lion Fight Super Middleweight World Champion (168 lb) 2016 (Three title defenses)

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing record

58 wins (26 (T)KOs), 4 losses, 0 draws, 0 no contests
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2022-04-22	Win	Arian Sadiković	ONE 156	Kallang, Singapore	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Defending the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2021-12-03	Win	Islam Murtazaev	ONE Championship: Winter Warriors	Kallang, Singapore	Decision (Split)	5	3:00
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2021-02-26	Win	Mustapha Haida	ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury 3	Kallang, Singapore	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2019-10-26	Win	Nieky Holzken	ONE Championship: Dawn Of Valor	Jakarta, Indonesia	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2019-05-17	Win	Nieky Holzken	ONE Championship 96: Enter the Dragon	Kallang, Singapore	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2019-02-22	Win	Anthony Njokuani	ONE Championship: Call to Greatness	Singapore	KO (Right Hook)	2	1:03
2018-11-03	Win	Joakim Hagg	Lion Fight 50	Los Angeles, United States	TKO	5	3:00
Defends the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2018-04-20	Win	Brad Riddell	ONE Championship: Heroes of Honor	Manila, Philippines	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-03-03	Win	Jamal Yusupov	Wu Lin Feng 2018: World Championship Tianjin	Tianjin, China	Decision	3	3:00
2017-12-02	Win	Darryl Sichtman	Mix Fight Gala 23	Frankfurt, Germany	Decision	3	3:00
2017-09-29	Win	Matous Kohout	Lion Fight 38	United States	KO (Knee to the Body)	5	1:00
Defends the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2017-07-01	Win	Djibril Ehouo	Wu Lin Feng	China	KO
2017-05-06	Win	Sergej Braun	Mix Fight Gala 21, Final	Heilbronn, Germany	KO (Left Hook to the Body)	1
2017-05-06	Win	Marco Pleschberger	Mix Fight Gala 21, Semi Final	Heilbronn, Germany	TKO	2
2017-04-01	Win	Ma Yueheng	Wu Lin Feng 2017: China VS Europe	China	KO (Knee to the Body)	1	1:24
2017-02-03	Win	Dewitt Pratt	Lion Fight 34	Las Vegas, United States	KO (Flying Knee & Straight Right)	1
Defends the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2016-12-03	Win	Chen Yawei	Mix Fight Gala 20	Frankfurt, Germany	KO (Knee to the Body)	1
2016-11-18	Win	Jake Purdy	Lion Fight 33	United States	KO (Flying Knee)	2
Wins the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2016-05-27	Win	Jo Nattawut	Lion Fight 29	United States	KO (Right high kick)	5
2016-03-18	Loss	Matous Kohout	Heroes Gate 16	Czech Republic	Decision	3	3:00
2015-12-05	Win	Wang Anying	Wu Lin Feng	China	KO
2015-04-19	Win	Khalid Bourdif	The Best of all Elements	Almere, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2
2015-04-04	Win	Nu Erla	Wu Lin Feng	China	KO (High Kick)	2
2015-01-16	Loss	Cosmo Alexandre	Legacy Kickboxing 1	Houston, United States	Decision	3	3:00
2014-12-23	Win	Lorand Sachs	Fighting With The Stars	Paramaribo, Suriname	Decision	3	3:00
2014-10-11	Loss	Alexander Surzhko	W5 "GRAND PRIX REMATCH	Moscow, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2013-12-22	Win	Alexey Alexeev	W5 "GRAND PRIX MOSCOW	Moscow, Russia	KO	3
2013-11-16	Win	Ivan Babachenko	W5 "GRAND PRIX OREL	Moscow, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

External links

• Official ONE Championship profile